Official Blackhawks 2024 Offseason Thread-Bedard owns Chicago

[MassHavoc]

1-3

 

[MassHavoc]

Got lucky. Good offside challenge.

1-2

 

[MassHavoc]

WTF. Do I not understand a rule?

 

[MassHavoc]

Fucking tide right now 2 to 2 but alas it is 2 to 3

 

[MassHavoc]

2-4. Just like that 6 goals in the first. Hope you all took the over

 

[ytsejam]

Woof!

 

[ytsejam]

Did you see CB98 break his stick?
He's gonna defect to Vancouver!!!!!

 

[MassHavoc]

6-3 ditka

 

[LordKOTL]

WTF. Do I not understand a rule?

I thought both of those were brutal calls--like Walkom-level. I think DraftKings made those calls for Toronto.

Did you see CB98 break his stick?
He's gonna defect to Vancouver!!!!!

He should only be upset at himself. He had a brutal night. Every time Vancouver had the puck in our zone and he was on the ice, he was welded into position. He was taking shots far out and shooting them right into Lankinen's crest. He's not the only one who had a bad game but he needs to worry about his own game first and make up for it next match.

 

[MassHavoc]

I thought both of those were brutal calls--like Walkom-level. I think DraftKings made those calls for Toronto.


He should only be upset at himself. He had a brutal night. Every time Vancouver had the puck in our zone and he was on the ice, he was welded into position. He was taking shots far out and shooting them right into Lankinen's crest. He's not the only one who had a bad game but he needs to worry about his own game first and make up for it next match.

So I'm still confused about the call.... like what could they possibly have seen? it was clearly out of the zone did they have some obscure justification or just say... welp it's close so the call stands?

 

[ytsejam]

So I'm still confused about the call.... like what could they possibly have seen? it was clearly out of the zone did they have some obscure justification or just say... welp it's close so the call stands?

I kind of get it but still don't.
Goddamn I'm high as ****!

 

[MassHavoc]

I kind of get it but still don't.
Goddamn I'm high as ****!

Cant watch it but from the description he says it was offsides for sure, but the letter of the law says it's not?

 

[LordKOTL]

Cant watch it but from the description he says it was offsides for sure, but the letter of the law says it's not?

They say that essentially he didn't touch the puck onside until her "tagged up" by getting one foot across the blue line (I thought it had to be fully over, but apparently not). They also said that there is a lot more to fix on the Blackhawks game and that this call was not a deciding factor in the game, which I agree with. The team sucked donkey balls.

So yeah, letter of the law. But, in my opinion this is one of those that leaves too much to interpretation by the officials, DraftKings, and Toronto. I think they need to go back to simpler, concise rules--Puck (and stick if puck is on stick) has to be the first thing to cross the blueline--possession be damned. The more black and white things are and the less nebulous interpretation by the officials the better for the game. For those that don't believe me: Just look at calling goaltender interference--no one can give a good definition of what it is and calling it can change between officials based on time, place, whether or not they got laid last night or on the whims of their own amusement.

I think the bigger missed one was the too many men that wasn't called or challenged, but if I remember the rules right: because the 'hawks challenged the offsides they couldn't challenge the too many men.

But the point still stands: Because no one from the bench on out had a good game for the Blackhawks, they lost--not because of Walkom-level officiating.

 

[Raskolnikov]

Cant watch it but from the description he says it was offsides for sure, but the letter of the law says it's not?

Yeah I watched it and don't know what the **** happened. What happened?

 

[MassHavoc]

They say that essentially he didn't touch the puck onside until her "tagged up" by getting one foot across the blue line (I thought it had to be fully over, but apparently not). They also said that there is a lot more to fix on the Blackhawks game and that this call was not a deciding factor in the game, which I agree with. The team sucked donkey balls.

So yeah, letter of the law. But, in my opinion this is one of those that leaves too much to interpretation by the officials, DraftKings, and Toronto. I think they need to go back to simpler, concise rules--Puck (and stick if puck is on stick) has to be the first thing to cross the blueline--possession be damned. The more black and white things are and the less nebulous interpretation by the officials the better for the game. For those that don't believe me: Just look at calling goaltender interference--no one can give a good definition of what it is and calling it can change between officials based on time, place, whether or not they got laid last night or on the whims of their own amusement.

I think the bigger missed one was the too many men that wasn't called or challenged, but if I remember the rules right: because the 'hawks challenged the offsides they couldn't challenge the too many men.

But the point still stands: Because no one from the bench on out had a good game for the Blackhawks, they lost--not because of Walkom-level officiating.

As to this point "They also said that there is a lot more to fix on the Blackhawks game and that this call was not a deciding factor in the game, which I agree with. The team sucked donkey balls."

I agree to a certain extent. It was a huge point in the game. After going down 2-0 they had finally got on the board and were right back in it at 2-1. The horrible call then made it 3-1, they had tried to hand in by scoring shortly after to make it 3-2, which in reality would have been 2-2. So now they were playing a bit deflated, (O/U on the game was 6 goals and we had in the first 10 minutes. Allowing Van to answer Donato less than a minute later was a game changer. Especially on a bit of a fluke goal, that then upon review shouldn't have even been a goal.

They were spending the whole game playing catch up instead of trying to play more balanced. I will say though, at home you have to be better espeically. They were only behind by a goal for like 3 minutes all game, the rest of the game they were playing down two goals and it seemed like they were trying to find the two point line and could only find each others assholes.

 

[LordKOTL]

As to this point "They also said that there is a lot more to fix on the Blackhawks game and that this call was not a deciding factor in the game, which I agree with. The team sucked donkey balls."

I agree to a certain extent. It was a huge point in the game. After going down 2-0 they had finally got on the board and were right back in it at 2-1. The horrible call then made it 3-1, they had tried to hand in by scoring shortly after to make it 3-2, which in reality would have been 2-2. So now they were playing a bit deflated, (O/U on the game was 6 goals and we had in the first 10 minutes. Allowing Van to answer Donato less than a minute later was a game changer. Especially on a bit of a fluke goal, that then upon review shouldn't have even been a goal.

They were spending the whole game playing catch up instead of trying to play more balanced. I will say though, at home you have to be better espeically. They were only behind by a goal for like 3 minutes all game, the rest of the game they were playing down two goals and it seemed like they were trying to find the two point line and could only find each others assholes.

You know my stance on this: Good teams find ways to win in spite of the tedious interference of the officials. However, in no universe are we a good team, but even still that was a bad showing.

Even before the refs blew it like R. Kelly in Prison, the 'hawks played like unwiped ass. LR did not have the team ready to go out of the gate again--and I get the feeling that guys like Jones, Bedard, Kaiser, Mrazek, etc. won't be held to task for the pants-downer they gave the fans.

 

[MassHavoc]

Great start. Reichel finally achieving? Smith gets his 3rd. 1-0 e minutes in. Game on ESPN+ and Hulu

 

[MassHavoc]

Bedard has every move in the book but none seem to score

 

[ytsejam]

Bedard has every move in the book but none seem to score

Berrard.

 

[MassHavoc]

Murphy.... Penalty....